MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. OOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN SOBERT S. HARRISON VlCE CHAIRMAN I iHARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECFlETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWlN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT MECUnvE DIFIECTOI) 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 96/86 James C. DeVries, P 12731, 443 Comerica Bui ld ing , Kalamazoo, M I 49007 by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #16. 1 ) Suspension - f o u r years ;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e r e t r o a c t i v e t o May 30, 1986. Respondent pleaded g u i l t y on May 30, 1986 i n t h e United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court f o r t h e Western D i s t r i c t of Michigan t o one count of conspi racy t o def raud t h e United S t a t e s i n v i o l a t i o n of 18 USC 371 and one count of income t a x evas ion i n v i o l a t i o n of 1 8 USC Sec. 7201. I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h MCR 9.120, R e s p o n d e n t ' s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e law was au toma t i ca l ly suspended on t h e d a t e of conv ic t ion and he was ordered t o appear before a hear ing panel t o show c a u s e why a f i n a l o r d e r o f d i s c i p l i n e s h o u l d n o t be e n t e r e d . The H e a r i n g P a n e l n o t e d t h e m i t i g a t i n g e f f e c t o f Respondent's p rev ious ly unblemished record du r ing seventeen yea r s of l e g a l p r a c t i c e , h i s s i n c e r e remorse, and coopera t ion wi th t h e f e d e r a l a u t h o r i t i e s beyond t h a t which was r equ i r ed by t h e terms of h i s p l e a agreement. The Panel ordered t h a t t h e f o u r suspension be en te red r e t r o a c t i v e l y t o May 30, 1986, t h e d a t e of n v i c t i o n and au tomat ic i n t e r i m suspension.
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